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5.22.2008

Mmm, Strawberry Season!

The strawberry man is back.

Aw hells yeah.

In May and June, the strawberry man parks in front of a nearby gas station and sells the most amazing, freshly-picked-that-day fruit. The first time I tasted one, I had a total food-gasm. Juicy, tangy, sweet, light as air, warm as sunlight.

We got two buckets last year - one for freezing (smoothies!) and one for baking. This year, we're doubling it. I've already frozen the two pictured above, and I'm anxious for more.

I'm thinking: Strawberry pie. Strawberry jam. Strawberry shortcake.

No. Not her. What's up with the sweater tied around her jeans? Strawberries = summer. Aren't long sleeves more than enough? I mean, does she have a circulation problem? Should I be concerned?

Sadly, not her either. Although I never realized (until now) what a peculiar combination of Holly Hobbie and Raggedy Ann she was. And what's she hiding under that muffin-top hat? A herd of Oompa Loompas? Personally, I hope she's dreaded like an Irish Bob Marley.

To celebrate the season, I thought I'd share the recipe for the world's best strawberry pie, received from a coworker via copious amounts of begging.

(By the way, I'm still looking for the world's best strawberry rhubarb pie. Do you -- or your grandmother -- have a favorite recipe you'd care to share?)

Oh, and it has been brought to my attention that I am missing a CRUCIAL BLUE-HAIRED CELEBRITY. Gwen Stefani!

Sorry, Gwen. Welcome to my menagerie.

I think I forgot about her because I prefer her platinum look. (Though the blue is still excellent, and the pink was also pretty great.) But what girl at my high school didn't want to be Gwen in the "Just A Girl" video? She was so wicked cool. She dated the cute bassist, had amazing abs, wrote kick-ass girl power lyrics, rocked some tall hair, and MADE HER OWN CLOTHES!

Gotta love a girl who can DIY. She really loved her Bedazzler.

Maybe I should get a Bedazzler.

"I'm in the lab all day/I Scrabble all night/I got a Bedazzler/So my outfit's tight."

Hmm. I wonder if Gwen -- or Adrock -- has a strawberry rhubarb pie recipe they'd like to share with us?

6 comments:

That Strawberry Pie looks AMAZING! I'm waiting for strawberries here (and not the foreign supermarket kind but the ones grown here in good old Ontario). I don't have a recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Pie but I do have an excellent recipe for Strawberry Tiramisu.

Hi, there! I'm Steph, and I wrote ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR, and ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. I also edited the romantic holiday anthology MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME and the upcoming SUMMER DAYS & SUMMER NIGHTS.